Top Tweets for #ABM18
Looking back on my first days as an Ob/Gyn intern and mom of a breastfeeding three-month-old 18 years ago, I have a visceral sense of how helpful it would have been to have @DoctorDrMILK as a sounding board and support network. https://t.co/xB0oxwDjfG #ABM18
#ABM18 presenting on maternity care practices in US and around the world.
Looks like @BFMedicine is violating it's own ethics by-laws, the #WHOCode AND other agreements it has signed. Very disappointing!! How is this leading by example? #LeadBetter #ABM18
@iamKSealsAllers @jeni_gentry @BFMedicine Hold no breaths. ABM let Bode speak but will "look into" revising its COI policy. ABM investigated Lawrence affiliation with Nestle a year ago, but that report is confidential. Uh Huh. And ABM is a co-signer on the CMSS Code for Interactions the Companies https://t.co/VFakKeUR7j
Dr. Ren: "Babies need to be with their mothers for love, for care, and for precious breastmilk." #ABM18
Ren: Most of the literature about mother-baby separation is focused on hospitals. A mother in rural China is likely to leave home and their babies for cities after 1 month of confinement. #ABM18
China has biggest formula market in the world #ABM18
In major cities, confinement nannies hired to care for babies in first month of life - salaries for confinement nannies higher than for doctors #ABM18
One in 4 Chinese children under two are "left behind" #ABM18
Almost 40 million children in rural China are left behind to live without their mothers #ABM18
From 2016 to 2017, Dr. Ren walked more than 5000 kilometers from Beijing to Tibet. Throughout this amazing journey on foot, she not only got an in depth understanding about China, but she also found out about breastfeeding difficulties in rural areas. #ABM18
Mom's experience matters - Katie Wouk found that mom's experience of positive emotions during #breastfeeding predicted later mood. #ABM18 https://t.co/FSGIJvJ99I
Dr. Praborini concludes with a video testimonial from a mom re successful relatching after difficult start. We need to hear more moms' voices in breastfeeding medicine - mom's experience of nurturing her infant matters #ABM18
Praborini video case study: 1.5 month old with tongue tie, refusing breast, admitted for protocol --> went on to breastfeed for 2 years #ABM18
Growing number of mother-baby dyads in Indonesia being admitted for management of nipple confusion #ABM18
Most mother-baby pairs hospitalized for only 1 day - 91% success rate, defined as when baby breastfed effectively at the breast for 15 minutes with or without supplemental aids #ABM18 https://t.co/SGgseXKFLJ
Praborini presenting her method for encouraging transition back to at-breast feeding #ABM18 https://t.co/bGsoPm5C7G
In study of term newborns, masseter muscle activity differed between bottle and breastfed infants; cup feeding was similar to breastfeeding --> supports cup feeding when supplementation is indicated #ABM18 https://t.co/ZmP5TUjFNK
Dr. Praborini opened first lactation clinic in Indonesia in 2009. The Praborini lactation team serves 3 hospitals #ABM18 https://t.co/t8HdwbNfo1
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